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Forefront Protection Suite Features

Microsoft Forefront Protection Suite, formerly known as the Forefront Security Suite, offers a powerful combination of security software and services that provide comprehensive and simplified protection of a customer’s IT infrastructure. The suite consists of the following products:

Microsoft Forefront Client Security

Malware protection for business desktop PCs, laptops, and server operating systems that is easier to manage and control

Microsoft Forefront Protection 2010 for Exchange Server

Multiple-engine antimalware and antispam protection for on-premise Microsoft Exchange Server environments.

Microsoft Forefront Security for SharePoint

File filtering, keyword blocking, and antivirus scanning for Microsoft Office SharePoint Server document libraries

Microsoft Forefront Security for Office Communications Server

Virus scanning and content filtering for instant message conversations and file transfers

Microsoft Forefront Online Protection for Exchange

Microsoft-hosted antimalware and antispam service offering enterprise-class reliability for messaging security and management.

Forefront Threat Management Gateway Web Protection Service*

URL Filtering and Web antimalware update service for Forefront Threat Management Gateway 2010

*Available December 2009

In addition to the upfront cost savings associated with purchasing the Forefront Protection Suite, customers also benefit from:

  • End-to-end protection of the IT infrastructure with a full range of protection products and services

  • Reduced ongoing costs through deployment of easy to manage, defense-in-depth protections

  • Simplified license management, purchasing, and renewal

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